Xhosa Vocabulary

na

/na/

and / with

A word that joins words or phrases; it shows a connection between things.

le

/lɛ/

this

A demonstrative indicating something near the speaker.

ukuba

/uˈɡuːɓa/

that; if

A word introducing a condition or introducing what is said after certain verbs.

nje

/ndʒɛ/

Ngale ndlela, ngokungenanto ithe kratya okanye ngokunjalo.

lo

/lɔ/

Isalathisi sesibizo sesigaba sokuqala esibonisa umntu okanye into ekufuphi.

ngoku

/ˈᵑɡɔːku/

Kweli xesha sikulo, kungekudala okanye kwangoku.

kodwa

/ˈkʼɔdwa/

but

A word that indicates contrast or something opposite to what was said before.

apha

/ˈaːpʰa/

Kule ndawo, kufuphi nalowo uthethayo.

phaya

/ˈpʰaːja/

Kwindawo ekude nalowo uthethayo nalowo uthethiswayo.

umntu

/uˈmˤntu/

person

A thinking being that speaks and lives in society; a female or male human.